Jesse Owens Award

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The award bears Jesse Owens' name.

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This article is about the annual track and field award. For Big Ten Conference Athlete of the Year, see Big Ten Athlete of the Year.

The Jesse Owens Award is an annual track and field award that is the highest accolade given out by USA Track and Field (USATF).[1] As the country's highest award for the sport, it bears Jesse Owens' name in recognition of his significant career, which included four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games.[2] First awarded in 1981 to hurdler Edwin Moses, it was created to recognize the season's top American performer in track and field competitions. In 1996, the award was divided into two categories, with both a male and female winner. The 1996 winners, Michael Johnson and Gail Devers, each won two gold medals at that year's Olympics in Atlanta.[3] Up to 2008, the award was voted on by members of the United States athletics media only, but in 2009 fans were able to vote via the USA Track and Field website, with their opinions contributing 10% of the overall result.[4]

The winners of the award are typically announced in late November or early December after the end of the outdoor track and field season. A number of athletes have received the award on more than one occasion: Jackie Joyner-Kersee was the first to do so with back-to-back wins in 1986 and 1987, while Carl Lewis won his second award in 1991. Michael Johnson was the first to receive the award three times (winning consecutively from 1994–1996) and Marion Jones became the first woman to collect three awards after wins in 1997, 1998 and 2002. In 2012, Allyson Felix won the award for the fourth time, thus distinguishing herself as the athlete with the most wins. 2014 winners are Mebrahtom Keflezighi and Jennifer Simpson. Winners receive a replica of the award while the original remains on permanent display at the USATF Headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana.[5]

Starting in 2013, the female version of the award began being called the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Athlete of the Year Award.

List of recipients

The Jesse Owens Award banquet, 2011
Joan Benoit won in 1984 after becoming the first female Olympic champion in the marathon.[6]
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Michael Johnson won the award three years running.
Allyson Felix received the award in 2005, 2007, 2010 and 2012.
Year Male winner Female winner Ref.
1981 Edwin Moses — [7]
1982 Carl Lewis — [8]
1983 — Mary Decker [9]
1984 — Joan Benoit [10]
1985 Willie Banks — [11]
1986 — Jackie Joyner-Kersee [12]
1987 — Jackie Joyner-Kersee [12]
1988 — Florence Griffith Joyner [13]
1989 Roger Kingdom — [14]
1990 — Lynn Jennings [15]
1991 Carl Lewis — [8]
1992 Kevin Young — [16]
1993 — Gail Devers [17]
1994 Michael Johnson — [18]
1995 Michael Johnson — [18]
1996 Michael Johnson Gail Devers [18]
1997 Allen Johnson Marion Jones [19]
1998 John Godina Marion Jones [20]
1999 Maurice Greene Inger Miller [21]
2000 Angelo Taylor Stacy Dragila [22]
2001 John Godina Stacy Dragila [23]
2002 Tim Montgomery Marion Jones [24]
2003 Tom Pappas Deena Kastor [25]
2004 Justin Gatlin Joanna Hayes [26]
2005 Justin Gatlin Allyson Felix [27]
2006 Jeremy Wariner Sanya Richards [28]
2007 Tyson Gay Allyson Felix [29]
2008 Bryan Clay Stephanie Brown Trafton [30]
2009 Tyson Gay Sanya Richards [4]
2010 David Oliver Allyson Felix [5]
2011 Jesse Williams Carmelita Jeter [31]
2012 Ashton Eaton Allyson Felix [32]
Year Jesse Owens Award Jackie Joyner-Kersee Award Ref.
2013 LaShawn Merritt Brianna Rollins [33]
2014 Mebrahtom Keflezighi Jennifer Simpson [34]

References

General

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Specific

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  31. ↑ Williams and Jeter win 2011 Jesse Owens Awards. IAAF/USATF (November 8, 2011). Retrieved on November 8, 2011.
  32. ↑ Felix and Eaton win 2012 Jesse Owens Award. IAAF (November 13, 2012). Retrieved on November 28, 2012.
  33. ↑ Rollins and Merritt win 2013 USATF athlete of the year awards. IAAF (December 2, 2013). Retrieved on February 13, 2014.
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